Click through to see how to decipher the real news from the fake news on the internet

Click through to see how to decipher the real news from the fake news on the internet

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A tweet from Conservative Nation showing a woman allegedly beaten by Donald Trump protesters actually included an image from the show Ash vs. Evil Dead.

A tweet from Conservative Nation showing a woman allegedly beaten by Donald Trump protesters actually included an image from the show Ash vs. Evil Dead.

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Consider the source

Is the source trustworthy? Have you heard of them before? Is it an outlet that has a decades-long history of news service?

Is the source trustworthy? Have you heard of them before? Is it an outlet that has a decades-long history of news service?

Photo: Getty Images

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Have you ever heard of this source?

If this source is breaking something that purports to be “major” or “breaking,” they should be well known.

If this source is breaking something that purports to be “major” or “breaking,” they should be well known.

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Look for a byline

Major news stories written by Anonymous or I.P. Freely shouldn’t be trusted. Also be skeptical of authors with silent letters in their last names.

Major news stories written by Anonymous or I.P. Freely shouldn’t be trusted. Also be skeptical of authors with silent letters in their last names.

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Stories without attribution are suspect

Look for quotes from officials. Then do an internet search for those officials. Noted representatives have more than likely been quoted before. Wyatt Earp hasn’t been in law enforcement since the early 1900s.

Look for quotes from officials. Then do an internet search for those officials. Noted representatives have more than likely been quoted before. Wyatt Earp hasn’t been in law enforcement since the early

Yes, 2016 has been a bad year for famous people. Bowie, Prince, Merle, Glenn Frey, and other beloveds have all shuffled off this mortal coil. When you hear that a celebrity has died, however, do a Google search before you share that announcement, or wait until you see something with official word from the person’s representatives.

Yes, 2016 has been a bad year for famous people. Bowie, Prince, Merle, Glenn Frey, and other beloveds have all shuffled off this mortal coil. When you hear that a celebrity has died, however, do a Google search

If only one outlet is reporting that North Korean missiles are heading our way RIGHT NOW, it is safe to say that it will be a major news story. If you have Twitter, do a simple search. Run to Google. Look for confirmation beyond that first site if you are suspicious.

If only one outlet is reporting that North Korean missiles are heading our way RIGHT NOW, it is safe to say that it will be a major news story. If you have Twitter, do a simple search. Run to Google. Look for

Fox News has benched its senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano following backlash over his unfounded and now-discredited allegations that British intelligence last fall provided then-President Barack Obama wiretapped conversations from Trump Tower, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Fox News and Napolitano did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

But the L.A Times reported on Monday that Napolitano, a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge who has worked as a commentator on Fox-owned networks for more than a decade, is not expected to return to an on-air role anytime soon.

Former Judge and Fox News Channel legal analyst Andrew Napolitano is out. According to the Associated Press, Fox has cancelled the show after Napolitano made an on air claim that British intelligence officials worked with former President Barak Obama to wire tap Trump Tower during the 2016 election and in the days of the Trump Transition. An executive at Fox speaking on condition of anonymity said "Napolitano has been benched and won't be appearing on the air in the near future.

Napolitano was absent from Fox News’ coverage of the confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday and has been off the air since Thursday.

President Donald Trump has in recent days cited Napolitano’s discredited claims in defense of his own unsubstantiated tweet from March 4 alleging that his predecessor had ordered his “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the election.

The accusation has since been debunked and the Trump administration has provided no evidence to substantiate the charge — or made any attempt to refute it.

But last week, Napolitano cited unnamed sources claiming that the British intelligence agency known as Government Communications Headquarters “most likely” provided Obama with transcripts of Trump’s recorded calls.